People across the country broke out in celebration when news about the successful lunar landing was announced. Joining the celebration, people in the Northeast also expressed their happiness online by tweeting and posting about the involvement of several ISRO scientists from the North Eastern region in the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
One among such who was directly involved with the mission is Ningthoujam Raghu from the strife-torn Manipur who currently serves as the deputy director in the Directorate of Technology and Innovation, ISRO headquarter, Bangalore.
Raghu, who hails from Thanga Oinam Leikai, has been with ISRO for nearly 18 years and has worked in all the Chandrayaan lunar missions. He worked as the project manager for Lander Craft and Rover in Chandrayaan-3, reports 'Imphal Free Press'.
“I feel privileged to be a part of this mission as a Manipuri. It is indeed a proud day for the people of Manipur and the entire country,” said Raghu while speaking to Imphal Free Press over telephone.
“The contribution of around 300-400 people made the mission possible. The Chandrayaan lunar mission has put India as one the leading countries in space research and exploration on the global map” he continued.
He wished that the future generations from Manipur would go on to make even greater contributions to make India one of the leading countries in the world.
On the mission, Raghu stated that the journey from Chandrayaan 1-3 was one of the most remarkable achievements in global space research and exploration.
“India has always been the underdog in the global space race; USA, China and Russia have always been at the forefront but the Chandrayaan mission has put India in a league through its implementation of innovation and technology,” he said.
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